Euro 2016: Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is getting 'better and better'

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored six goals in three European Championships - only Alan Shearer (seven) and Michel Platini (nine) have scored more

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has warned the Republic of Ireland that "the legend can still deliver" ahead of their Group E opener on Monday.

Ibrahimovic, 34, said he "came like a king, left like a legend" when departing Paris St-Germain last month.

Sweden face Ireland at the Stade de France, where Ibrahimovic played his last game for the French champions in a French Cup final win against Marseille.

"I feel I am getting better and better with every year that passes," he said.

"I have been dominating wherever I go. I have no issue about that.

"I am very confident. I go into the tournament with a strong season behind me and I am here in France, where I have been living for the last few years, to enjoy."

Sweden's hopes of progressing from a group also containing Italy and Belgium will rely largely on Ibrahimovic, who scored 11 times in the qualifying campaign.

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"What I do every day is play football. You have to have the hunger to become a better player, to learn new things and work hard on the pitch," he added.

"If you want it, you are able to do it. I know what I want and I know I am going to do it - the legend can still deliver."

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